Snacking Before Bed Can Help Maintain A Healthy Weight

Snacking before bed can help maintain a healthy weight

Eating cottage cheese before bed will not only help you gain weight, but it may also help you lose weight. This is stated in a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Small amounts of protein foods can boost metabolism, muscle health, and overall health, new evidence suggests.

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Eating cottage cheese before bed will not only help you gain weight, but it may also help you lose weight. This is stated in a new study published in the British Journal of Nutrition. Low-calorie foods are found to boost metabolism, muscle health, and overall health, according to new data.

Eating late at night is known to increase your risk of being overweight and increasing your waist. But protein-rich foods have a different effect. Eating two tablespoons of cottage cheese half an hour before bedtime can improve health and is a good substitute for a carbohydrate snack. Curd is rich in the protein casein, which is slowly digested and can provide the body with essential amino acids, in this case, during the night.

In their study, the researchers followed ten women in their early 20s. Participants ate 30 grams of cottage cheese 30-60 minutes before bedtime. Scientists measured the amount of energy used during sleep and studied muscle recovery. The metabolism of participants who received cottage cheese and casein shake was shown to be equally effective.

The authors believe that it is important that people have more choice: whole foods (cottage cheese) are just as healthy as specially prepared protein drinks offered as a snack at night.

Thus, cottage cheese is almost the ideal option for a small late dinner, reducing nighttime food cravings. Considering that we are talking about a small amount, you can even eat fatty cottage cheese, since the absolute amount of fat will not be so large. In addition, the natural product will contain beneficial cultures of lactobacilli.